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StateInstitution
Date of Recognition
Estimate # workersInt'l Union AffiliationSource of Estimate
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WisconsinU. of Wisconsin-Madison19699,000AFT
http://mondoweiss.net/2016/05/graduate-student-endorses/
9,000
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New JerseyRutgers University19707,000AAUP-AFT-16,000
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MichiganU. of Michigan19751,770AFT
http://www.salon.com/2017/04/06/michigan-graduate-workers-in-contract-fight-working-for-racial-equity-is-work_partner/
17,770
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Oregon University of Oregon19761,500AFThttp://gtff3544.net/19,270
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FloridaUniversity of Florida19814,500AFT
http://www.ufgau.org/faq.html
23,770
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FloridaUniversity of South Florida19812,200AFT
https://twitter.com/usfgau?lang=en
25,970
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FloridaFlorida Agricultural & Mechanical University1981400AFT
http://www.uff-famu-gau.org/news/20080110_press_release.pdf
26,370
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MassachusettsUMass-Amherst19902,000UAW
https://columbiagradunion.org/uaw-in-higher-education/
28,370
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WisconsinU. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee19922,300AFT
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2396&context=blscontracts
30,670
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MassachusettsUMass-Lowell1993427UAW
https://www.unionfacts.com/local/contracts/66761/UAW/1596/Educational_Services
31,097
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New YorkState University of New York System19934,500CWA
http://system.suny.edu/er/bargaining/
35,597
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KansasUniversity of Kansas19951,200AFT
Personal conversation 05/2017
36,797
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IowaUniversity of Iowa19962,600UEhttp://cogs.org/39,397
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MichiganWayne State University1998523AFT
Personal conversation 05/2017
39,920
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CaliforniaUniversity of California System199916,000UAW
http://www.uaw2865.org/
55,920
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Oregon Oregon State19991,700AFT
http://or.aft.org/news/osu-research-assistants-choose-cge-second-time
57,620
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MassachusettsUMass-Boston2000725UAW
Personal conversation 05/2017
58,345
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New YorkNYU20001,200UAW
https://makingabetternyu.org/
59,545
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MichiganMichigan State20011,150AFT
Personal conversation 05/2017
60,695
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PennsylvaniaTemple University20011,200AFThttp://www.tugsa.org/61,895
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IllinoisUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign20022,800AFT
https://www.facebook.com/pg/uigeo/about/?ref=page_internal
64,695
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Rhode IslandU. of RhodeIsland2002575AAUP
Personal conversation 05/2017
65,270
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CaliforniaCalifornia State University System200410,000UAW
https://www.uaw4123.org/
75,270
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IllinoisUniversity of Illinois at Chicago20041,500AFT
http://uic-geo.net/mainsite/?p=1244
76,770
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WashingtonU. of Washington20044,500UAW
http://www.uaw4121.org/
81,270
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IllinoisUniversity of Illinois at Springfield20053,000AFT
http://www.upilocal4100.org/
84,270
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IllinoisSouthern Illinois University20061,750AFT
https://uigeo.org/?s=Graduate+Employee+Union+Contracts&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Search
86,020
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MichiganWestern Michigan University2006300AFT
https://www.facebook.com/tauaft/
86,320
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FloridaFlorida State University20093,000AFT89,320
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MichiganCentral Michigan University2009450AFT
https://www.facebook.com/pg/CMUGSU/about/?ref=page_internal
89,770
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New YorkStony Brook Research Foundation2009740CWA
http://cwaraunion.org/updates/news/suny-stony-brook-research-assistants-seeking-contract
90,510
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MontanaMontana State University2012600AFT91,110
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ConnecticutUniversity of Conneticut20142,100UAW
Personal conversation 05/2017
93,210
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New YorkColumbia20163,500UAW
Personal conversation 05/2017
96,710
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MassachusettsBrandeis2017220SEIU
Personal conversation 05/2017
96,930
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IllinoisLoyola University Chicago2017212SEIU
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-loyola-grad-students-union-vote-0209-biz-20170208-story.html
97,142
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Washington D.C.American University2017761SEIU
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/04/11/american-u-grad-students-unionize
97,903
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MassachusettsTufts University2017260SEIU
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/05/19/tufts-grad-students-form-union
98,163
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New YorkThe New School2017900UAW
http://www.sensuaw.org/
99,063
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MassachusettsBoston College2017900UAW
http://bcgradunion.com/
99,963
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IllinoisUniversity of Chicago20172000AAUP-AFT
https://uchicagogsu.org/
101,963
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MassachusettsHarvard University20185050UAWhttp://hgsuuaw.org/107,013
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Washington D.C.Georgetown University20181100AFT
http://www.thehoya.com/hundreds-vote-graduate-union-election/
108,113
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Rhode IslandBrown University20181250AFT
https://brownsugse.com/
109,363
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IllinoisIllinois State University2019500SEIU109,863
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IllinoisSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville2019332SEIU110,195
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Oregon Oregon Health and Science University2019250AFSME
https://nwlaborpress.org/2019/01/reversing-course-ohsu-agrees-to-recognize-grad-student-union/
110,445
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CaliforniaUniversity of California System - Researchers202117000UAW
https://uaw.org/perb-rules-majority-ucs-17000-student-researchers-democratically-decided-form-union/
127,445
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MassachusettsMassachusetts Institute of Technology20223,823UE
https://thetech.com/2022/04/08/grad-students-unionize
131,268
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